Combined hose and diaper supporter.



No. 647,709. Patented Apr. I7, I900. K. STRATTON.

BDMBINED HOSE ANDDIAPER SUPPORTER.

(Application filed Sept. 13, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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) K. STRATTON. COMBINED HOSE AND DIAPER SUPPORTER.

(Appication filed Sept. 18, 1899.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

fimezzforx- 7aerfiiornew NITED STATES KATHE RINA STRATTON,

PATENT OFFICE,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 647,709, dated April 17, 1900.

Application filed September 18, 1899. Serial No. 730,806. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be'it' known that I, KATHERINA STRATTON, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Hose and Diaper Supporter; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a novel suspender or garment-supporter for infants, by means of which the garmentssucl1 as the abdominal band, the diaper, and hose, or less than all of them-may be supported from the shoulders; and the invention consists in the matters hereinafter set forth, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front perspective view of a supporting device made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 1" is a detail showing the manner of attaching the supporter to the hose. Figs. 2 and 3 illustrate the manner of attaching the supporter to the stockings, the diaper, and the abdominal band, showing both a front and rearview. Fig. 4 is a front perspective view of a modified form of supporter. Fig. 5 is a detail showing the manner of fastening the supporter.

As shown in said drawings, A A designate the main shoulder-straps, and B B designate short transverse straps extending between and connected to the front and rear parts of the shoulder-straps A at or about the level of the points of the shoulder-blades. Said shoulder-straps and the transverse straps will usually be made of any suitable inelastic webbing.

O C designate rear supporting-straps which are attached at their upper ends to the ends of the rear part of the shoulder-straps A and are provided at their lower ends with metallic loops 0,-which are adapted for attachment to the upper edges of the rear portion of the diaper D of the wearer. The metallic loops 0 are of usual form, being each provided with a slot which is made of considerable width at its upper end and contracted at its lower end. A portion of the fabric of the garment is adapted to be passed into the wider portion of the loop and pressed intojthe narrower lower en thereof'in' the usual manner. r

O O designate similar supportingstraps located at the front of the device and are attached at their upper ends to the ends of the front portions of the shoulder-straps and similarly provided at their lower ends with loops 0 0', adapted for holding engagement with the upper edge of the front portion of the diaper. Said front and rear supporting-straps are made of a suitable elastic material and are connected with the shoulder strap through the medium of adjusting buckles or loops 0 0 which permit the length of said supportin g-strap to be varied to suit the wearer. E designates a short strap which depends from the front transverse connecting-strap B, near the center thereof, and is provided at its lower end with a clasp-pin e of usual form, or it may be provided with any other suitable fastening device which is adapted for engagement with the upper edge of the usual abdominal band F, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. As herein shown, said clasp-pin is attached to a metallic plate 6, which is fastened to the lower end of the strap E, but may be otherwise fastened, as found most convenient. More than one such strap, such as E, may be provided, if desired.

G G designate hose-supporting straps on each side of the supporting device, which are attached at their upper ends to the shoulderstraps and are provided at their lower end with attaching devices by which they are fastened to the hose. As a convenient construction the upper ends of said hose-supporting straps are bifurcated, the bifurcated ends Gr thereof being secured, respectively, to the rear and front portions of said shoulder-straps, as clearly shown in Fig. l, a slight distance below the level of the shoulders. This construction afiords a secure fastening for said straps and also uniformly distributes the strain brought upon said hose supporting straps to both the rear and front sides of the shoulder-straps. WVhen the supporting device is in position on the wearer, the arms pass between said bifurcated upper ends of the hose-supporting straps, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. This arrangement serves to properly hold the device in place when the several straps are not attached to the diiferent garments. The upper ends of said hose-' supporting straps will desirably be made of .an inelastic. webbing, while the lower ends G thereof are made elastic, so as to permit free movement of the wearer without tend ency of the device to inconveniently bind the wearer.

- which different partsof the device are stated be found that such a change is desirablefor any reason. Said lower ends are connectedwiththe main part or the straps Grby means to be desirably made is the approved material, yet such selection may be varied jifit However, the material 'fror'n' so that it may be removed from the wearer,

of loops orbuckles g, and said loops or buckles are constructed to permit adjustment of the elastic lower ends of the straps G2 as to length, so that they may befitted to of the strap, and a second plate g which is v enter the slot g infants ofdiiferen't size. 'As herein shown the fastening devices'at the lower end of "the elastic portions- G? on the hose-supporting strap consist each of a plate g"-, whi'ch is attached to the lower end of the elastic portion attached to an auxiliary strap sewed or otherwise fastened to said elastic portion of the r strap; Said plate g' is provided "near its up per end with an aperture gfiwhich opens into a slot g which extends to near the lowerxe'nd of the plate,and the plate g is provided with a-button orstudg which is made of such size as topass through the aperture g and' the'shank of which is made of such size as to In fastening the strap to i the hose the fabric of the hose is placed between the plates'g g and t-hebutton g is pushed through the aperture 9 carrying therewith a part of the fabric, after which it, is pressed downwardly into the narrow orcon- I tracted slot 9 in which position it holds the fabric of the hose securely in place.

Theform of fastening device just described I answers for'the hose-supporting straps; but

for the diaper s'upporting straps D D it may be found objectionable by reason of thefact that the button 9 forms a protuberance which at the location of the upper edge of the diaper-may cause inconvenience or even injury to the wearer. course, that the fastening-loops provided for the diaper-supporting straps may be used alsoon the hose-supporting straps, if desired.

In Fig. ,4 I have shown a modification which involves the omission of the hose-supporting straps G. (Shown in Fig. 1.) In other rerespects the supporting device is identical with that shown in "said Fig. 1, and the parts thereof are designated by the same referenceletters. The construction shown in Fig. 4 may be used in cases where the hose are of such length that they may be attached directly to the lower edge of the fabric of the diaper and be supported therefrom.

I The several parts of the supporting device may be permanently secured together, ex-

cept that it is desirable in order to remove the device and removably secure it on the It will be understood, of'

may be otherwise located.

Heret'ofore it has been commonin the use of the abdominal band, suchas indicated by the letter F, to hold the-same i'nfplace by securing'it soft'ightly about the bodyo'f the fall below its proper position and therefore 'defeatfthe purpose for which it is-intended.

The diaper, has heretofore been held in its proper position by being attached at its upper edge either to the abdominal band or to the lower edged the fabric of the undershirt or other garment of the wearer. Theatta'chinent oft-he diaper to the abdominal band is objectionable, because it addsa further downward pull or strain on the band due to the weight of the diaper or the movement of the wearer, thereby. rendering it morediflicult to hold the'ban'd and therefore the diaper at- 'ta-ched thereto in position. The objections to supporting the diaper from an undergarmen t, such as an undershirt, is that is a short time it tears the garment at the place of fastening and also acts to pull the garment out of shape. I With the use of the supporting device herein shown and described the diaper is supported from the shoulder and does not require, therefore, to be fitted excessively tight or "to be secured to other articles of clothing.

Saiddiaper is also supported alike from the front and rear, and after the supporting device has been once adjusted to the wearer does not require particular attention to insure that the diaper be held in the proper position. The character of thea't'tachingdevices is such that the detachment of such devi'ce's'fxom the diaper is easily accomplished and does not therefore interfere with the putting on and taking off of the diaper.

The provision of the band E and the clasppin, which is adapted for holding engagement with the abdominal band, is of considerable importance, as it enables th'eban-d to be held in its proper position without the necessity of causing it to be wound unduly tight about the wearer, which may cause considerable inconvenience or suffering.

The construction and arrangement of the parts of the supporting device are such that it does not impede the-movements of the wearer,

and itbrings the weight of the-garment where it hygienically belongs that is, upon the shoulders of the wearer--thereby avoiding the necessity of tight clothing and injurious results arising therefrom.

It is obvious that the details of the supporting device herein shown may be varied somewhat without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I do not wish, therefore, to be restricted to such details, except as made the subject of specific claims.

As before stated, the hose-supportin g straps may be omitted, as shown in-Fig. 4:- Moreover, the diaper-supporting straps may be omitted and provisions made only for supporting the abdominal band. i

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of a pair of shoulderstraps, transverse straps at the front and rear thereof connecting said shoulder-straps, diaper-supporting straps connected with each of said shoulder-straps at the front and rear thereof and provided at their lower ends with attaching devices for securing the same to the diaper, and means for supporting the abdominal band from the transverse connection-strap.

2. The coinbinationsof a pair of shoulderstraps, transverse straps at the front and rear thereof connecting said shoulder-straps, diaper-supportin g straps connected with each of said shoulder-straps at the front and rear thereof and provided at their lower end with attaching devices for securing the same to the diaper, and a strap depending from the transverse connecting-strap and provided at its lower end with a clasp-pin for securing the same to the upper edge of the abdominal band.

,3. The combination of a pair of shoulderstraps, transverse straps at the front and rear of the same connecting said shoulder-straps, diaper-supporting straps connected with each end of said shoulder-straps at-the front and rear thereof, and provided at their lower ends with attaching devices for securing said'supporting-straps to the diaper, hose-supporting straps connected with said shoulder-straps in the region of the shoulder and provided at their lower end with attaching devices for securing the same to the hose and a strap depending from one of the transverse connecting-straps and provided at its lower end with means for detachably securing the same to the upper edge of the abdominal band.

4. The combination of a pair of shoulderstraps, transverse straps at the front and rear thereof connecting said shoulder-straps, and means for supporting the abdominal band from the connecting-strap.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my inventionl affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses, this 16th day of September, A. D. 1899.

KATHERINA STRATTON.

Witnesses:

TAYLOR E. BROWN, ARTHUR C. STRATTON. 

